CSCs to provide homeopathy, Ayurveda telemedicine service from November
Come November and Common Service Centres (CSCs) in rural areas will start rolling out telemedicine services through which people can access alternative medicine systems like homeopathy and Ayurveda. The service will be made available following an agreement signed between CSC e-Governance Services India (CSC SPV) and the Ministry of Ayush. The service will be initially available for free and later CSC SPV will work out some moderate rate for village level entrepreneurs (VLEs). After Siddha, other forms of alternative medicine as homeopathy and Ayurveda will also be made available under the program. The CSCs, which act as access points for delivery of digital services, will be provided some medicine kits to cater to prescription requirement and rest can be either purchased by the patient or the VLE.